Bismarck Woodswallow

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Artamidae
Genus:	Artamus
Species:	A. The conservation status of a Species is an indicator of the likelihood of that species remaining extant either in the present day or the near future Least Concern ( LC) is an IUCN category assigned to extant species or lower taxa which have been evaluated but do not qualify for any other category Chordates ( Phylum Chordata) are a group of Animals that includes the Vertebrates together with several closely related Invertebrates Birds ( class Aves) are bipedal endothermic ( Warm-blooded) Vertebrate animals that lay eggs. The family Artamidae gathers together 20 Species of mostly crow-like birds native to Australasia and nearby areas Woodswallows are soft-plumaged somber-coloured Passerine birds found in Australia and the islands nearby insignis

Binomial name

Artamus insignis
Sclater, 1877

The Bismarck Woodswallow (Artamus insignis) is a species of bird in the Artamidae family. Birds ( class Aves) are bipedal endothermic ( Warm-blooded) Vertebrate animals that lay eggs. The family Artamidae gathers together 20 Species of mostly crow-like birds native to Australasia and nearby areas It is endemic to Papua New Guinea. Endemism is the Ecological state of being unique to a place Endemic species are not naturally found elsewhere Papua New Guinea (or ˈpæpjuːə in Tok Pisin: Papua Niugini) officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. A habitat (which is Latin for "it inhabits" is an Ecological or environmental area that is inhabited by a particular Species. A forest is an area with a high density of Trees There are many definitions of a forest based on various criteria

References

BirdLife International 2004. Artamus insignis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 25 July 2007.

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